WF2 9PR

Wakefield North · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wakefield
Local authority
Wakefield
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF2 9PS 29 m
WF2 9PT 37 m
WF2 9PW 55 m
WF2 0AA 62 m
WF2 9PX 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 9PR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 9
Latitude
53.685024
Longitude
-1.520157
British National Grid easting
431,789
British National Grid northing
421,057

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell · E14001560
Output area
E00060114
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 022E · E01011926
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 022 · E02002459

Postcode source versions

Explore WF2

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Longfield Terrace, Wakefield, WF2 9PR 11 June 2026 £120,000
4, Longfield Terrace, Wakefield, WF2 9PR 9 January 2024 £125,000
3, Longfield Terrace, Wakefield, WF2 9PR 30 April 2021 £90,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
40
Secondary
7
  1. Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School

    Community school

    214 m
  2. St Michael's CofE Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    779 m
  3. Heart of Yorkshire Education Group

    Further education

    958 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,788
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,578
  • Shoplifting 540
  • Public order 441
  • Anti social behaviour 434
  • Criminal damage and arson 377

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

5 female, 9 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
1.6
WF2 9 residents
10,589

Age bands in WF2 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

1,913 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

1,037 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.2%

3,140 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

2,639 residents

Age 65 and over
13.3%

1,339 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF2 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
11.1%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

13

within 5 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    121 m

  • HOMESTEAD

    HOMESTEAD MEDICAL CENTRE, HOMESTEAD DRIVE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 9PE

    ODS code B87022

    319 m

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    1.4 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

    GEORGE-A-GREEN COURT, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8FE

    ODS code B87008

    1.4 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    1.8 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    2.0 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELLE ISLE HEALTH PARK, PORTOBELLO ROAD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 5PN

    ODS code B87012

    2.6 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    2.9 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    2.9 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    3.4 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    4.2 km

  • STANLEY

    STANLEY HEALTH CENTRE, LAKE LOCK ROAD, STANLEY, WAKEFIELD, WF3 4HS

    ODS code B87019

    4.3 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    4.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Peacock Close

    BCT · Flanshaw

    0.0 miles
  • Peacock Close

    BCT · Flanshaw

    0.1 miles
  • Peacock Avenue End

    BCT · Flanshaw

    0.1 miles
  • Peacock Avenue End

    BCT · Flanshaw

    0.1 miles
  • Rufford Street

    BCT · Flanshaw

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 022E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,258 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £122,500 from 2 recorded sales in WF2 9PR. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wakefield is £198,519 in June 2026, up 4.8% year on year.

Schools

62 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 7 secondary schools. Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School is the nearest published school at 214 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

5,788 published events cover 12 months, averaging 482.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,578 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.